Folding shoebrush



GEORGE WV. CAMPBELL, QF FORT LRAlVIIE, WYOMING.

FOLDING SHOEBRUSH.

Application led August 25, 1920.- Serial No. 405,799.

T 0 all "to/720m t may concern.'

Be it known that i, Gnouen VJ. CAMPBELL, a citizen oi the United States, residing at F ort Laramiev in the county oi Goshen and State oi lli'vyoming, have invented certain new and useful improvements in Folding); Shoebrushes, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to new and usetul improvements shoe brushes and more particularly to that type which provides a container tor shoe polish and shoe cleaning` implements. the primary obj ect oit the invention being to provide a device ot this character which is exceedingly convenient, compact and thus obviates the soiling;1 of the users hands when polishing shoes.

Another important object the invention is to provide a brush or polisher of the present type consisting` ci body portion which is adapted to contain a can or cans of shoe polish, and also embodying` a cover hinged to the body portion and to which is fastened the cover of the can of shoe polish whereby when the cover of the brush .is closed, the can of shoe polish is also closed by its cover to prevent the polish from becoming dry when the device is not in use.

Another object oi" the invention is to provide a device oi the above character including a body portion and a cover or closure, both of which are provided with corresponding pockets into which fit a can of polish and a closure theret'ore the can and closure therefor beingV so arranged relative to the pockets and to the body portion and cover ot' the brush that when the brush is closed, the can of polish is also properly closed by its cover to preclude the admission ot air thereto.

Still another object ot the invention is to provide a brush including a body portion having a handle extendingtherefrom and a polish receivina pocket in the body portion which communicates with an implement receiving pocket provided in the handle whereby a pocket or recess of suiiicient size is provided to receive therein a polish dauber. Y

Other objects and advantages of the invention will become apparent. during the course of the vfollowing` description. l

ln the accompanyinndrawings forming a part of the application and wherein like numerals are employed to ldesigna-te like parts throughout the several. views Figure l is a top plan of the invention.

Figure 2 is a plan of theinvention in an open position. Y

Figure 3 is a side elevation of the invention in a closed position, parts thereoi being broken away to disclose struction, and

Figure 4 is a transverse section taken on the line 4 4 of Figure 3.

Referring to the drawings wherein for the purpose of illustration is shown the preferred embodiment` of the invent-ion, the numeral l designates the brush or polisher in its entirety and which.is,'in the presentinstance. formed from a bloclr of wood to provide a handle and an enlarged head 3.

Both` the handle and the head are divided longitudinally to. provide aI pair of similar sections which are hinged together along one longitudinal edge of the head by hinges indicated at 4. For thepurpose ot distinction, I will term one section 5 as the body portion of the brush,` while the other section 6 will be termed the cover.

in the Vinner faces ofboth the vbody portion and cover, I provide a pairoi spaced.

circular recesses or pockets 7, the pairs of pockets corresponding in shape and adapted to register when the cover is closed upon the body portion. The pockets 7 in the body portion are adapted to snugly receive cans 8 of shoe polish or paste, preferably of different colors and it will be seen by referring to Figures 2 and 4 that the upper portion of the pockets 7 in the body portion are largerY in circumference than the cans'of shoe paste to provide annular channels surrounding the upper portionsof the cans of paste. It will also be noted' that the upper edges ot the cans 8 extend beyond' or above the inner surface of the body portionft'or a purpose which will appear. I

Within the pockets 'tot the cover 6 I secure byV means ot tacks or other suitable fasteninp,` means 9 the covers l() of the cans'oi' polish. The yedges of the covers 'l0l project beyond the inner face of the cover 6r wherebv theyfmay surround their respective cans 8./oi`f polish and fit within the annular Yrel-- oesses or channels formed by enlarging the upper ends of the pockets .7 within the body portion 5. ConsequentlyT it will be seen that when the cover 6 is swung upon the hinges 4 to dispose its inner tace against the body portion 5, that the covers 10 of the polish cans will fit properly upon the cans of polish to preclude the admission of air earner reis.

the interior conthereinto. 01": course, it will be obvious that only one pocket may be provided in the body portion tor receiving a single can o t polish While a corresponding poclret is formed in the cover 6 and that more than tvvo cans of polish may be used in conjunction With larger brushes.

ln the body portion 5, there is a Vrecess ll vvhichrcommunicates With'a pair or' pockets 7 to accommodate therein thecov` liitiz-ig means ordinarily provided upon cans ot shoe paste. l'oth the body portion end cover are provided with a longitudinally extending pocket or recess 13 th the handle carried by thebody portion extending the full length of `the handle While the `pocket in the cover portion extends only a slight distance thereinto as shoivn clearly in Figures 2 and 3. lt is obvious the recess 13 carried in the body portion is pr vided' With oppositely disposed cut out portions '14 of sufficient size to permit o r` the users fingers obtaining a grip upon the handle of ashoe dauber l5, A recess or dauber receiving` pocket 16 is provided in both the bodyV portion 5 and cover 6 and corninuni-- catesvfith the pocket in the handle and the adjacent pocket 'for receiving either the can or its cover and these pockets 16 provide suiiicient space for the head ot' the dauber to be received therein When the cover is closed upon the body portion.

hor retaining the cover 6 upon he body Vportion when the brush is being used, a

hool: 17V is pivotally connected tothe side of the bodyportion opposite that side to which the hinges are connected and an eyelet i8 is secured to the corresponding .tace ot' the cover. As shown in Figure 3, the head of the brush is enlarged to provide shoulders at the juncture of the handle and heed of th brush whereby Vthe corresponding ends ot' felt 2O and sheepskin 21 may be fastened to the shoulders 19 by nails 22 or other tening elements. Itwvill be noted that the felt 2K0 is secured upon the outer face oi the cover, While the sheepslrin'l is secured tov the outer face oi"- the body portion The opposite Vends of both materials Vare tened by nails Q2 to the outer ends'ot the cover-and body portion.

From the foregoing description, it will be seen that an exceedingly handy and neat article has been provided, and when it is desired to clean the shoes, the hook 17 is unlatchedvvhereby the cover 6` may be swung back from the body portion 5. At the saine pocket in f time, due to the Jfact that the covers of the polish cans are secured to the' cover, they are removed Jfrom their respective cans of polish 8. Consequently, as soon as the brush has been opened, the dauber l5 which may be provided at its handle end With a suitable scraper is lit-ted from its pocket and used in the Well known manner. ritter the polish or Vpeste has been applied. the deut is replaced in itsy pocket and the sectie As ot the brush are closedY and locked by the hool; l? whereupon the handle 2 ot the brush may applied to the shoes. @t course, it will be obvious that bristles may be applied to either the outer face of the body portion or the cover in place of the :telt or sheepskin.

The foregoing description and the accomne ying drawings hav reference to the preerred or approved embodiment ot my invention. It is to be understood however that such changes-may be madel in construction and arrangement ot parts, materials1 dimensions, etc., as may prove expedient and tall Within the scope Yof the pendel*V claim. 'I

Having thus Jully described my inven tion, what l claim as and desire tolse'- cure by Letters Y stent isz- 4 A blaclring set comprising av two part casing, each part consisting of an elongated bor y having a complemental handleportion extending longitudinally from one endV thereof, said'V tivo parts being hinged'ly connected together whereby the handle portions align and contact lwhen the parts are arranged in closed position, one part having a recess Vin its tace* which registers rvirth a corresponding recess in the face of the other part to providea chamber to receive a can of polish therein, one oie said parts having an instrument receiving recess therein communicating with its first named recess and extendinglongitudinally in its handle por-- tion, andthe handle portion otthe other Vpart being adapted to Contact Witlranin'- oponen W. Yfoertrinite.

'Witnesses F. C. Bess, l O. DARRELL YooUM. 

